High Peak 40 – 2025 Route
The High Peak 40 is a 40.5 mile loop starting and ending in Buxton, Derbyshire, consisting of approximately 5800 ft elevation gain and terrain split of 65% trail/35% road. We’re currently on track to be back to the traditional (post-1998) course as the closed road at White Rake Farm is now open and the new bridge at Cressbrook has opened. Fingers-crossed it stays that way as we approach race day.
Please find below an interactive map of the route for the High Peak 40 for 2025, you will be able to zoom into the details. Marked on the course are the checkpoints throughout the course.
Please note! The High Peak 40 features 6 checkpoints, however these are numbered 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11. Previous to 2024 the event featured 11 checkpoints, so to ensure we can accurately map records to previous years and with the hope we might be able to return to more we’ve retained the original checkpoint numbers.
Elevation Profile
GPX File for route:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c6onTc42KvtavsgkkzPteeMcyrrE3_Jf/view?usp=sharing
Routes for loading onto Devices
Strava Route:
https://www.strava.com/routes/3272486060252052646
Garmin Connect Course:
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/309240584
OSMaps Route:
https://explore.osmaps.com/route/23444307/high-peak-40–2025
Video Walkthrough of the course
We have also put together a number of video walkthroughs of the course on our Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@HighPeak40
We have created two playlists of 6 videos each, covering each section between checkpoints. The first is sped up for parts to highlight major junctions and bits to be aware of, the second (full and unedited) is in realtime
Note: This covers the 2024 route currently so is different on the CP8-CP10 section, we’ll be updating that video soon.
Course walkthrough playlist (total: 1h 27m):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_lAQuQN2ro&list=PLgFCJIv1UKPPOGNH480LM1XMBsNIp9dvX
Course walkthrough – Full and unedited playlist (total: 11h 56m):
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFCJIv1UKPOkBpd_oCUtnCJ0BT0gyIkV